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anomer /an·o·mer/ (an´o-mer) either of a pair of cyclic stereoisomers (designated a or ß) of a sugar or glycoside, differing only in configuration at the reducing carbon atom.anomer´ic

The a- and ß-anomers of glucose: (A) a-d-glucopyranose; (B) ß-d-glucopyranose. The hydroxyl group of interest is indicated by the yellow boxes.

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an·o·mer (n-mr)

n.

A cyclic stereoisomer, such as a sugar, whose sole conformational difference involves the arrangement of atoms or groups in the aldehyde or ketone group.

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anomer

one of two stereoisomers (designated a or ß) of the furanose or pyranose form of a sugar, e.g. a-d-glucose. a-forms have -OH group of the anomeric carbon below the plane of the furanose or pyranose ring.